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    Shifted distinct-part partition identities in arithmetic progressions

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    The partition function p(n)p(n), which counts the number of partitions of a positive integer nn, is widely studied. Here, we study partition functions pS(n)p_S(n) that count partitions of nn into distinct parts satisfying certain congruence conditions. A shifted partition identity is an identity of the form pS1(n−H)=pS2(n)p_{S_1}(n-H) = p_{S_2}(n) for all nn in some arithmetic progression. Several identities of this type have been discovered, including two infinite families found by Alladi. In this paper, we use the theory of modular functions to determine the necessary and sufficient conditions for such an identity to exist. In addition, for two specific cases, we extend Alladi's theorem to other arithmetic progressions
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